Have you ever jolted awake in the middle of the night, heart racing, drenched in sweat, with no memory of what happened?

It can be hard to get a good night’s sleep if you suffer from a sleep disorder. It can also be hard to get a good night’s sleep if you are sleeping next to someone with a sleep disorder. Currently, ...

(CNN) — A 38-year-old man repeatedly tries to force his wife to have sex in the middle of the night but has no memory of his actions when he wakes up. (CNN) — A 38-year-old man repeatedly tries to ...

(CNN) — Jill was in middle school when she began eating in her sleep. Despite carrying the food back to her bed to devour night after night, she didn’t have a clue about what she had done until the ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MD Key Takeaways More than 50 million Americans have a sleep disorder. Insomnia is the ...

There are more than 50 sleep disorders classified by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). A sleep disorder can severely impact a person's daily life. A sleep specialist can connect each of ...

Night terrors are episodes of screaming, crying, or thrashing that usually occur two to three hours after falling asleep during a stage known as non-rapid eye movement or deep sleep. Night terrors are ...

The first time it happened, my 7-year-old son Milo (not his real name) and I had fallen asleep in my bed. Several hours later, I woke up to find him sitting upright ...

You know that weird twilight zone between being awake and falling asleep? That dreamy state where your mind starts conjuring up strange images and sounds that feel almost real? For most people, it’s ...

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...